Where does “prim-plan” come from?

prim-plan (Romanian) comes from Romanian plan, from French plan, from French plain, from Old French plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

prim-plan (Romanian): foreground

Definitions

  1. foreground

Ancestry of “prim-plan”, step by step

prim-plan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian plan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianplanplan
2Frenchplanplan; map; plane
3Frenchplainplane
4Old Frenchplainfull; plain; flat
5Latinplēnusfull; filled; complete
6Proto-Italicplēnosfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Romanian prim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianprimprime, first
2Latinprīmus—
3Latinprīsmos—
4Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Italic plēnos →